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xkcd2 - someone is wrong
Who was I thinking of when I read this? Oh, there are so many people. (mouse over for alt text, funny also -- you do this with all xkcd comics)
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Mon, Apr 28 2008 12:40 PM
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Jason Meridth
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xkcd - ubuntu, python comics
If you don't currently read xkcd.com , you should be. It has some mushy lovey dovey junk in it sometimes, but the python references and open source references are hilarious. Today's comic: (mouse over for the Ubuntu reference) One of my other...
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Mon, Apr 28 2008 12:34 PM
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Jason Meridth
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funny
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xkcd
Ubuntu 8.04, VirtualBox, and USB support
UPDATE : Make sure your user account is a member of the vboxusers account. VirtualBox will not start and the error will tell you this, but just want to be explicit. You will have to logout and log back in. I recently upgraded my Ubuntu to the latest version...
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Sun, Apr 27 2008 11:42 AM
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Jason Meridth
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MSDN - can't download with firefox
UPDATE : I'm on Linux. Getting this to work on Windows is simple enough, just like James mentions in the comments. Thanks. I'm writing this, because it's about the 5th time I've had to use my Windows box or VM to get iso files from MSDN...
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Sat, Apr 26 2008 11:26 PM
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Jason Meridth
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microsoft
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msdn
Ubutnu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) after upgrade - I have complete sound!!
UPDATE : Do not upgrade your virtual box install. Stay with the Gutsy version if you already have it. If you are just installing Hardy Heron from scratch, I will have a post in a little bit and link to it here about how to ensure you get the correct version...
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Sat, Apr 26 2008 12:46 PM
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Jason Meridth
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Ubuntu
Ubuntu 8.04 came out today (Hardy Heron)
Download here . Feature List and a little more detail here I'm currently on Gutsy Gibbon (7.10), the previous version. I'm upgrading after I post this. I'll update this post afterwards. Also, for all you hesitant Linux users out there, on...
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Thu, Apr 24 2008 10:48 PM
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Jason Meridth
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Ubuntu
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Multi-processor builds with MsBuild
I use a mixture of NAnt and MSBuild and the following was very interesting. Scott Hanselman posts about using multiple processors to build solutions. If you are not subscribed to Scott's blog, you should be. Also check out his tools list that he does...
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Thu, Apr 24 2008 10:38 PM
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Jason Meridth
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Bil Simser's elevator question
Bill recently posted a question to the nerd community about, "...if you were stuck in an elevator with 2 other nerds, with no technology at all, who would you like the 2 other nerds to be?" I may be a little late on this one since I am finally...
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Thu, Apr 17 2008 7:30 AM
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Jason Meridth
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How to install Twhirl on Ubuntu (7.10 Gutsy Gibbon)
Update : I jumped the gun and I thought I'd never have to say this about Linux, but you may have to reboot after the install. I lost all title bars on all windows after the install. After reboot, they came back. Glad I didn't have to go down that...
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Wed, Apr 16 2008 11:24 PM
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Jason Meridth
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